Edward's POV
Blood flooded my mouth and it took every ounce of control I had to swallow it but pull away. I bit the other wrist and the monster in me growled for me to not pull away. I swallowed another mouthful and looked into my angel's face. Her eyes shot open and she looked at me with pain written all over her face.
"I'm so sorry love" I whispered as she groaned.
I took off in the direction of our house. The door was already open and I ran straight in.
"You did it just in time" Alice comforted as I lay Bella on my bed. "She would have died, I saw it"
Bella's eyes were closed again but she was completely still and quiet. I still smelt the blood from the open cuts. I couldn't help but growl lowly, my mouth filling with venom.
"Go hunt" Esme said running in front of me.
She pushed me gently as the monster in me got louder. Her blood was calling to me, making it worse. I stepped forward and looked at the wrists. The sweetness of her blood still danced on my tongue and the smell invaded my nose, making it harder to stop than when I actually bit her.
Emmett came from nowhere and dragged me out the house. As soon as the fresh air washed away Bella's scent I was able to think a little clearer.
"I'm not letting you back in until you hunt" Emmett said seriously.
I nodded and dashed into the woods.
Bella's POV
Fire spread into my hands and I groaned in pain. I opened my eyes and saw a blurry Edward with blood on his lips. My blood. He bit me; he was changing me like I asked. Fire slowly made its way up my arms. Darkness pushed against me, but it was different this time. I let it take me.
I fell into a room in front of Janice. Fire licked at the walls and moved in slowly.
"You did it Bella, you're going to live." She whispered happily.
I smiled at her. "I wish I could change you." I whispered.
"Can I tell you something?" She asked. "But don't get mad at me"
I nodded.
"I'm not dead yet. I'm dying though." She said seriously.
"What" I cried in disbelief.
"Yeah, when you changed someone told me. They say I'm in the hospital, in a coma. I got into a car accident. I never thought I was alive, so I never tried to escape. I'm here now because I tried to escape and found you."
"Janice that means I can find you." I whispered seriously.
The flames moved in closer but I tried not to pay attention to the burning.
"I've been in a coma a day longer than you. I don't know if I'm going to make it." She said sadly.
I groaned as fire reached into my chest. My eyes teared up and I wanted to scream.
"Don't scream" Janice said. "I'll hurt your Edward."
I groaned louder. I knew if Janice wasn't here I'd scream as loud as I could.
"Why aren't you alive, and how come you know so much about what's going on out there if you're in here?"
"I don't know. I've always been able to see things I shouldn't" She said sadly.
"Why aren't you alive?" I asked seriously. "Where are you?"
"I need a heart transplant but since my family died I'm not high up on the list. And funny story, I'm a few rooms down from where you were." She said sadly.
By now fire had consumed my entire body. I was burning, but the flames didn't touch Janice; and for that I was grateful.
"How much longer?" I cried.
"A day and a few hours" She said watching me with sad eyes.
I was trying as hard as I could not to scream in pain, I didn't want to make Edward feel guilty.
"Janice, will you live?" I asked when the urge to scream had passed.
"Only for a few more days if they don't change my heart" She said sadly.
"Is that where the red marks came from? The crash" I asked.
"Yes, the ones on my neck came from the seat belt and the ones on my face from the windows" She said smartly. "Only another hour"
I was amazed at how fast time moved at certain points and how slow at others.
"If I saw you in person, would we remember each other?" I asked through clenched teeth as my heart was giving in to the battle.
"I think we would" She said sadly. "But only if you can hold in the urge to kill, but I thing you could do it. I won't blame you if you couldn't." She said sadly.
I heard my heart stop and a pulse of lava ran through my body. I couldn't fight it this time. I screamed out in pain and jumped up.
I looked around the brightly lit room. I could see specks of dust in the florescent lights.
"Bella" Someone whispered.
I jumped up in fear and got into a fighting stance. I had to protect myself. I glared at a god for a second, glared into his face written in fear.
Edward a voice in my head cried happily, my mate.
I stood up quickly and crashed into him. I hugged him tightly, feeling his arms wrap around me.
"Love, you're crushing me" He whispered.
I laughed and let go.
"I'm finally stronger than you" I yelled in victory.
I looked around the room and let the voice in my head tell me who everyone was.
Emmett and I remembered.
"I bet I could really beat you in a fight" I said happily.
I inhaled quickly and my throat burned. My eyes shot open in confusion and I grabbed my throat. I held my breath but it didn't help.
"Let me take you to hunt" Edward said reaching his hand out and waiting for me to grab it. "It'll stop the burn."
Emmett jumped out the nearest window. I ran to the window and looked down into his smiling face. I smiled at how clear it was, as if he was right next to me.
"Jump Bells, if you want I'll catch you" He laughed.
I looked out the window and with a burst of confidence, jumped out. I landed on my feet easily and laughed with Emmett as Edward landed beside my gracefully. I ran until Edward told me to stop.
"Follow your instincts" He whispered, but I heard him perfectly. "Listen and smell."
I took a whiff of the air and smelt something beyond mouthwatering, it made my throat burn worse. I dashed off in the direction of the smell.
"Bella" Emmett and Edward called out frantically. "Bella stop" They screamed.
The tone of their voice caused me to stop right before I left the shelter of the woods. I found the source of the intoxicating smell. There was a man and a little girl sitting outside a tent in a clearing. I panicked and took off in the opposite direction. I could have killed them! I don't know how far I ran before I stopped. I just stopped, dead in my tracks.
"That was amazing" Edward said a minute later from behind me.
"There is nothing amazing about almost taking the lives of two innocent people" I said darkly.
"But you didn't, I've never seen control so strong in a newborn" Edward soothed. "Come on, try again"
I did what I did last time and smelt another delicious smell. It wasn't as strong as the human's, but it was strong none the less.
After a victorious fight with a mountain lion two deer I was ready to go home. I looked down and saw that the dress I was wearing was ripped from the mountain lion.
"Alice is going to be so mad" I smiled.
The burning in my throat wasn't completely gone, but it was manageable. We raced home and I won. Alice sent me straight to the shower with a pout at how messy I managed to get. I laughed, no matter what happens Alice will never change.
I gasped at my reflection when I got out the shower. I looked perfect! Perfect body, perfect face! My hair was halfway down my back and reddish-brown. My eyes were a starting red that made me gasp. I dressed quickly, loving my new speed.
"Bella, love" Edward called.
I followed his voice to the living room. I sat next to him and smiled.
"How are you feeling?" He asked worriedly.
"I feel fantastic" I cried happily.
"We heard about your self-control" Rosalie smiled. "That is wonderful"
For a second I thought I would blush, but I didn't. I had to remind myself that I would never blush again.
"So what do you remember from your human life?" Jasper asked curiously.
"I don't know" I said honestly. All I saw was blurry figures. "Nothing I guess, besides you guys. Maybe if you asked me questions it would jog my memory."
"Okay" Esme said first. "Do you remember anything about your parents?"
I thought through the fuzz until something came up. "I think they died when I was young. Yeah, in a car crash" I frowned. Car crash tugged at something else in my brain, and it seemed important.
We went through a few questions. I remembered a lot about my family but now much about my school friends. Rosalie told me it wasn't important.
"You probably won't know the answer to this question" Edward said hesitantly. "But you were in the hospital and you won't up and cried out from someone, Janice, where did you get her name from?"
A million images flashed through my head at the name.
"Oh my God, Janice" I yelled jumping up from the couch. "I have to go find her"
"Bella, calm down I don't think she is real, you must have dreamt about her." Edward said.
Carlisle was watching me as intently as everyone else. For some reason I noticed his stare more than anyone else's
"No" I cried out worriedly. "No, she's dying! You have to believe me! She's in the hospital now and if I don't get to her soon she will die." I said in a rush.
"Bella you can't go to the hospital. It takes years of practice to be able to control being around so much spilt blood." Carlisle said seriously. "It was just a dream anyway" He said.
"No" I screamed angrily. "She got into a car accident with her family, but they died! She told me. She needs a new heart but no one is there to rush her doctors into it. She's in a coma; she's going to die if someone isn't there to help her"
"If you were both in a coma how do you know this?" Carlisle asked trying to get me to see reason.
I paused for a second, was he right? Only one way to make sure.
I ran out the house and towards the hospital as fast as I could making sure not to get caught. When I was a mile away from the hospital I had to hold my breath. I smelt blood everywhere; sick blood, clean blood, blood of the dead, everything!
I walked into the hospital slowly.
"I like your contacts" The receptionist said looking up at me.
She looked to be about 18, she was probably interning for school.
"Thanks" I said without taking in any air.
Carlisle was right; this had to be the most difficult thing I ever had to do. A voice in my head begged me to kill everyone. It was taking more self-control than I thought it would not to listen. Venom pooled in my mouth and I swallowed it.
"I need to know what room Janice is in. She's on the second floor."
"How old are you?"
"19" I lie.
"You look so young for your age."
"I use good makeup" I said through clenched teeth. "Please hurry I need to see my sister" I said quickly.
The lady typed something into the computer. "Room 210, she's in a coma" The girl said sadly. "She's waiting for a heart transplant. I'm sorry for the loss of your family."
I nodded and walked slowly to the stairs, dashing up, and then walking calmly towards her room. The smell of blood was slightly less potent on this floor, but I didn't trust myself to breath.
"Janice" I whispered walking into the room.
On the bed lay the little girl who helped me through so much. So she wasn't a dream.
A/N: My friend read the story for me and suggested that I make Janice an actual character. I was skeptical because I don't know if this will work. Please review and tell me what you think, I can always change it if that's what's preferred. I won't know unless I get reviews, no updates until I get reviews…
